After dinner, Yatou and Qin Xiaomi went to school excitedly, while Qin Huai and Old Man Qin prepared to continue making soap.

To be honest, Qin Huai was worried. Nowadays, everyone in the village eats in the canteen, and no one cooks at home. After all, every household's iron pots had been taken away.

He often burned things to attract the attention of the villagers. When they found out that he was making soap, they accused him of speculation and that was it.

But as soon as this thought arose, something went wrong.

Suddenly, several militiamen rushed in and rummaged through the house. Qin Huai angrily asked, "What are you doing?"

Captain Qin Laoshuan arrived shortly afterwards and stood at the doorway, shouting, "Cripple, get out!"

Qin Huai thought to himself that something was wrong and raised his leg to walk out.

Old man Qin stopped him and walked out, saying with a smile, "Lao Shuan, why are you here? Come in and sit down."

Qin Laoshuan said coldly, "What have you been doing mysteriously these past two days?"

It was almost impossible to keep a secret in the village. Fortunately, they didn't know the secret of the soap. The old man pretended to be confused and said, "What do you mean, Lao Shuan? What can we do?"

Within a few words, the militiamen had found the plastic barrel containing the chemical waste, brought it over, opened it, and said, "Captain, we found it. We're hiding it in the house."

Qin Huai's heart sank. Someone must have reported him. It looked like it would be difficult for him to make soap in the village in the future. Qin Laoshuan walked over and smelled it. He kicked the plastic bucket in disgust and said, "Why did you bring back such a smelly thing? Are you trying to sabotage the construction of the production team?"

Old Man Qin said angrily: "Qin Laoshuan, who are you listening to? My family has lived peacefully for many lifetimes and would never do such a thing."

"Then tell me, why did you bring this thing back?" Qin Laoshuan was not intimidated and pointed at the plastic bucket and asked.

Without waiting for the old man to answer, Qin Huai walked over and said, "Uncle, this thing may look bad, but it's actually useful. I heard it can be used as firewood after drying. I have a bad leg and it's not easy to chop wood, so I wanted to try it out."

"Really?" Qin Laoshuan was suspicious.

Old man Qin looked at Qin Huai worriedly as he lied to his face. This lie would be easily exposed, and he didn't know what to do in the future.

"It's true. I've already got a bucket of it and put it out to dry behind the house. If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself."

In fact, after the soap liquid is extracted from these raw materials, they will automatically clump together and spread out behind the house in pieces, and the smell is not that bad.

"Can this burn?" Qin Laoshuan was not easy to fool, but Qin Huai was also confident: "Uncle, I don't know yet. If it can burn, I will continue to do it in the future. If it can't burn, I will never do it again."

"This stuff has a strong smell. If you find that it can't be burned, you are not allowed to bring it back." Qin Laoshuan warned them grimly that Qin Huai's difficulties were actually over. He felt that the lame child was pitiful and was making some messy and useless things, so there was no need to care about it.

"Don't worry, uncle. I won't do it if I can't burn it. I'm also very tired after carrying it all the way back from the city."

Qin Laoshuan didn't waste time talking to him. After giving his instructions, he left with his men. The old man looked at them and said worriedly, "Qin Huai, what should we do if the village is not allowed to do it in the future?"

"Don't worry, there will always be a way to get there. If we can't do it in the village, we will find another way. With this skill, we will never starve no matter where we go." Although he hasn't thought of a way yet, it will definitely not be difficult to survive at this rate of making money.

After hearing this, the old man's irritable heart gradually calmed down: "If we want to make soap again, we should wait until night. There are too many people and eyes during the day, and the news will leak out."

"I understand, Grandpa."

Otherwise, people often say that great people hide in the city. No matter when it is in the countryside, there is no distance and boundary between people. It is even more impossible to hide secrets in the countryside. As mentioned before, the news of drinking water can spread throughout the village. If you really want to continue making soap, you must find a way as soon as possible.

The old man was very worried, but Qin Huai looked very relaxed. He refused to listen after being advised several times, so he could only let him go.

When the girl came back, she excitedly told Qin Huai, "Brother, the teacher gave me a test and told me to start in the third grade, which means I'll be in the same class as our Qin Xiaomi."

Qin Xiaomi said heartlessly, "That's great. I can go to school with my sister from now on."

Qin Huai was relieved when he saw that the girl seemed to have no grudges on her face. He had originally worried that she would feel embarrassed to start school late because of her age. It seemed that he was overthinking it. Being able to go to school was already a great blessing for a girl who was extremely eager to study. As for other things, she didn't care at all.

In this era, there was no electricity and no entertainment. People in the countryside went to bed when it got dark. Qin Huai and the old man started working when everyone in the village was asleep. In order to reduce trouble, a maid was also sent out to stand at the door and give clues. It was really not easy for a family to survive.

With the experience from the first time, the second time was much faster. In addition, the old man made ten more sets of molds during the day, so today's output was more than the first time, and a total of 25 bars of soap were produced.

The old man stared blankly at the soap and suddenly said, "Qin Huai, if you sell all the soap today, you'll make another twenty-five yuan. Adding yesterday's profit, you'll make over forty yuan in two days, right?"

You don’t know until you do the math, and once you do the math you’ll be shocked to find that this is almost as much as a worker’s three months’ salary.

Qin Huai smiled bitterly and said, "Grandpa, don't forget, this may be the last time we do this. Now that Qin Laoshuan has come to our door, it won't be easy to do it again in the future."

The old man said angrily: "Such a good business must not be interrupted."

"Don't worry, this is the lifeblood of our family. I won't let go."

While the villagers were still asleep, Qin Huai went out to sell soap.

Maybe he arrived early and there were no pedestrians on the road. He took advantage of the dim light and came to a bustling street. He had been to this place during the day and saw a few sneaky people inside who didn't leave. He paid attention to them at that time. Now it seems that he came to the right place.

There were customers and quite a few people selling things.

It seems to be the black market in this county?

It was indeed a black market. Some people had vegetables and grains in front of them, which were the most basic necessities of life. He also heard people buying and selling food coupons.

Northern Anhui is a prefecture-level city, much larger than an ordinary county town. It has many people in government agencies and public institutions, and its consumption capacity is stronger than that of a county town.

After walking around to confirm that it was a black market and seeing nothing unusual, he opened his basket as well. A countryman next to him came over and took a look, saying in surprise, "Foreign pancreas?"

"Yes, I brought it back from Haicheng." Locals call soap "foreign soap", but people in the city don't call it that.

Qin Huai's statement on the black market was consistent, that the soap was a good thing brought back from Haicheng.

"That's great that you were able to get this."

"Brother, why don't you buy one? It's cheaper than the supply and marketing cooperative and the department store, one dollar a piece, no ticket required."

The country man smiled bitterly and said, "Even if you kill me, you still can't afford it. This thing is only affordable for city people."

"Do you think anyone wants this thing of mine?"

The countryman shook his head and said, "I don't think so. Everyone who comes here wants to buy food."

But just as he finished speaking, someone stood in front of Qin Huai and said, "Young man, are you selling this soap?"